Sunny (Track, #3)

by Jason Reynolds

Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.

• ISBN10: 1481450212
• ISBN13: 9781481450218
• Publish Date: 10 April 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Atheneum Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 176
• Language: English

Reviews

[writehollydavis]

I didn't connect with this Track story as much as I'd wanted to. I couldn't get into Sunny's voice which is a shame because I loved Ghost's and Patina's. Hoping for a return to loving this series with Lu.

[layawaydragon]

Borrowed audiobook from local e-library. Listened to on 12/24 while x-stitching.

Highly recommend listening to Sunny's unique POV narrative. There's no way my internal reading voice would've done Sunny justice. To borrow a cliqued phrase, he marches to the beat of his own drum.

For instance, everything has a sound. And he dances all the time.

He's very in his head, being home-schooled with a private tutor and small social circle. It's Darryl/Dad and The Defenders.

The letter he wrote to his mom is heartbreaking. The breakthrough with his dad is great. The Defenders support & love are amazing.

I can't wait to finish these series off with Lu.


Also, highly recommend looking into the Baraka film Sunny goes to see if you don't know about it. I certainly didn't and it helped me understand him better.